Comb scissors



Dec. 7, 1954 R, MAZE 2,696,043

COMB SCISSORS I Fi led Oct. 7, 1953 I N VE NTOR Ralph Maze :F ZZ W ATTORNEY United States Patent COMB SCISSORS Ralph Maze, Hollister, Calif.

Application October 7, 1953, Serial No. 384,659

3 Claims. (Cl. 30--233.5)

The present invention relates generally to hair-cutting tools and specifically to a combined scissors and comb.

The present equipment as used by professional hair dressers and barbers includes a scissors, one blade of which has a comb attached opposite the blade edge. Other equipment includes combs having a single razor }blade or razor edge adjacent to the teeth for trimming air.

Briefly described the present invention consists of a formed metal or plastic comb having a shank which encompasses the handle of one blade of a scissors. The part of the invention which engages the handle of the scissors is made of resilient material so that it will snap on a handle to make it readily removable so that the scissors may be sharpened with the comb detached.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a removable comb attachemnt for a pair of barber scissors.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a comb for attachment to a scissors in which the meeting blade traverses a space between the fixed blade and the comb. This results in the hair dresser or barber being able to separate the strands of hair, holding them up from the head and severing them while they are so held, while with the other hand he has held the hair with another comb in a desired conformation. The invention prevents the hair from sliding along the blade of the scissors while it is being severed.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a tool that is inexpensively constructed and can be stamped on metal working machinery or formed of sheet plastic or other deformable material. These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be more fully ap parent in the description when taken on connection with the drawings in which:

Fig. l is a front view in elevation showing position of the operators fingers in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is an inverted back view in elevation showing in dotted lines the attaching of the invention to a scissors;

Fig. 3 is an expanded perspective view of the invention showing the means for replacing the fulcrum screw of a scissors; and

Fig. 4 is a vertical view in section taken on line 44 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, a scissors indicated at having two handles 11 and 12 ending in loops 13 and 14. Handle 12 has additionally a finger rest 15. The invention will be seen to consist of the formed metal or plastic comb 16 having teeth 17 at one end and a. folded or bifurcated clamp end 18. A replacement screw 19, washer 20 and spacer 21 are shown in Figs. 3 and 4 attaching comb 16 to arm 12. As seen in Figs. 1 and 4 the blade of handle 11 is between the comb 16 and the blade of handle 12.

The replacement screw 19 is of greater length than the original screw which holds the handles 11 and 12 together and permits the spacer 21 to provide a loose engagement in slot 22 cut in the side of comb 16. A finger rest 23 is formed of a portion of the comb 16 and provides a grip to hold comb and end 18 snugly against the handle 12.

The high portion 25 adjacent the slot 22 prevents hair from being caught in the tightest portion of the scissors which is, of course, adjacent the screw 19. This permits the blades of the scissors to be more tightly pinioned together for greater cutting action.

Fig. 2 shows in dotted lines that the end 18 may be swiveled out of engagement with handle 12 and disengaged by moving the slot 22 away from the spacer 21.

In operation, the tool is attached on the far side of scissors as shown in Fig. 1. The fingers of the operators hand engage the loops 13 and 14 and rests 15 and 23. The comb being closest to the head of the person getting the haircut is therefore used to lift the strands of hair with the blades open and While so held in the comb teeth 17 the scissors are used in a normal fashion to sever the hair. The comb is readily detached from the scissors for sharpening, sterilizing or other reasons.

While only a single embodiment of the invention has been shown, many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, in which is claimed:

1. For attachment to a pair of barber scissors. a comb comprising an elongated body of substantially flat metal or the like, a toothed portion at one end of said body, a clamping portion at the other end of said body constructed and arranged to releasably engage the shank of the handle of one blade of a pair of scissors, a slot in the center of said body, said slot opening to the side at its end nearest said clamping portion, and replacement screw means for pinioning the blades of said scissors, said screw means including a spacer and a washer for engaging said body in said slot.

2. The device of claim 1 in which said clamping portion comprises a folded-over-on-itself tab portion of said body.

3. The device as set forth in claim 1 together with a finger rest comprising a bent-up tab on the extreme and of said clamping portion of said body.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Number 1) Coakley Nov. 

